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Applications for the 12th edition of the annual contest are due by Aug. 14, and finalists will be notified in late September.
MedRhythms employs 40 people and has raised more than $60 million to date. It recently won FDA approval for a device to help Parkinson’s disease patients improve their walking, mobility and motor function.
Newcastle-based Singing Pastures plans to use its $25,000 prize money to fund a new website ahead of a rebrand and expansion.
At Watermelon Pie, Kachina Miller leads a team of five people, with big plans for scaling up.
Main Street Skowhegan received $500,000 for Kitchen 185, which is envisioned as a shared commercial kitchen and food business incubator. The total project cost is estimated at around $3 million.
The 2023 Mainebiz Woman to Watch honoree has led the Waterville startup accelerator for four years.
Alexa McGovern is the founder of Dirigo Sea Farm, an early-stage startup that aims to fight plastic pollution by turning kelp into biodegradable bioplastic film for use in products such as dishwasher and laundry pods
The Maine Scallop Pot is designed to be used around the rhythms of lobstermen, enabling fishermen to cultivate scallops without disrupting established routines.
Jill Conner, founder of the Kinetic Bookshop, plans to raise funds for libraries on Maine's midcoast from the books she sells off the back of Gladys, a 1963 Ford Econoline truck she bought in 2023.
After three decades with Bull Moose, Chris Brown left the music and entertainment retailer to start a music consulting business called Chris Brown 33.
The Maine Center for Entrepreneurs has expanded its staff to strengthen the organization’s leadership capacity in both finance and operations.
For Startup Maine Week, Diana Tan gave a lively talk peppered with dog-themed puns on using AI to build a company in 60 minutes. More than 800 people attended the four-day conference.
A new website allows users to search around 100 resources for entrepreneurs in Maine by geography, industry, startup stage and cost.
The nonprofit Center for Entrepreneurial Studies received financing for the purchase from the nonprofit Genesis Community Loan Fund.
Maine has built a surprisingly robust startup support system — but too few people know where to begin.
As executive director of the Maine Center for Entrepreneurs for close to a decade, Tom Rainey has a front-row seat to the state’s startup scene.